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DEPARTMENTS AND FACULTIES.
i. The University. Cornell comprehends University the follow
ing departments, to-wit : the Graduate Department, the Academic
Department (or Department of Arts and Sciences), the College of
Law, the College of Civil Engineering, the Sibley College of
Mechanical|Engineering
and Mechanic Arts, the College of Architecture, the
College of Agriculture and the Medical College. The New York State
Veterinary College and the New York State College of Forestry are
administered by Cornell University, and their work is organically con
nected with that of the University.
2. The Faculties. The Faculties of Cornell University are : (a)
A General Faculty, designated the University Faculty; and (b)
Special Faculties as follows : the Faculties of Arts and Sciences, the
Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the of Faculty Me
chanical Engineering, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Ag
riculture, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Forestry
and the Medical Faculty.
3. The University Faculty. The University Faculty consists of
the President, who is ex officio the presiding officer, and the Professors
and Assistant Professors of the University, including the Professors
and Assistant Professors of the New York State Veterinary College
and the New York State College of Forestry. It is the function of
the University Faculty to consider questions which concern more than
one Special Faculty, and questions of University policy. The Gradu
ate Department is under the immediate charge of the University
Faculty.
4. The Special Faculties. Each Special Faculty is composed of
the President, who is ex officio the presiding officer, and all Professors,
Assistant Professors, and Instructors who teach in the department or
departments under the charge of that Faculty ; but Instructors shall
not have the right to vote. Subject to the right of revision by the
University Faculty, on all matters effecting general University policy,
it is the duty of each Special Faculty to determine the entrance re
quirements for its own students ; to prescribe and define courses of
study for them ; to determine the requirements for such degrees as are
offered to students under its jurisdiction ; to enact and enforce rules
for the guidance and government of its students ; and to recommend
to the Trustees such candidates for degrees as may have completed the
requirements.